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a @5 gttttiis "gm-i grim Lixwls- ELLI PTjJR. OF NEW HAV N," ooh'fiii'rioun Letter-I Patient No. 62361; dated Femq' 19,; 11361.

mrnovmtimm m h-mm vim-scouts TO ALL wnom .IT :MAY CONCERN? V a I Beit known that I; LEWIS Enmor'r, jr-., of the oityand-county of New Haven, aiidiState of Connecticut, have invented and made ascertain nevrlnd useful lmprovenient in- India-Bnbber Whip-fihcltets; andI do'hereby:

declare the follpwing'to be a full. clear,"and enact description of the saidinvention, reiferenoe heiniz had to-the annexed driving, nmkingport of this specification, wherein v H Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of? my l'inprov'ed whip-sachet; ind. p p Figaro 2 is auction of. the metallic ring for the mouth of the soclt'eL/shown separately in larger size.

Whip=sockots have'here'toi'ore been made of India rubber, 'with a cord. of cotton or liomp arouhdthe upper "end or mouth of the socket to give it an ornamental appearnncegbut'it is'found practice'tha t the'molith of a ouch sooketeepeedily loses thecircnlnr .shbpeand becomes: flattened and almost closed in consequence of the weight of the whiplying against one side, or the "socket itself hanging at uninclinationjLhendc ouch whip locltete become-useless, because thenghipcannoteasily be inserted or withdrawn. Thehature of; nay nid inventiin consists in itnIndia-ruhherwhip-socket formed so as'to en'c'lose ametallic ring or band around it 's upper" and or mouth that maintains the proper shape ofth'esooket, sothat the whip 'cu'nbe easilyenteredor withdrawn. Imalte the cylindrical portion, a, of the vhip-sookot of apiece of India-rubberfohriojolled upjand in hich m slots, "b 6, ,cut for the passage of straps, by which the socket is. to be secured. ih plnceh The bottom oftho socket is formed of an inner disk ofirubber, 1, int'i'odud within the edges of the sooltet. {c is-n'strip I ,oi'rithber fabric cemented around the outside of thesocket a, the projecting Ledges of which are foldeddoinf' up on the disk dand secure it in place. e is an exterior cup to thebottpm of the socket end a. cord enclosed idii'cjded stripof lndin rlihberifabric to i'omn an; ornamented head around said socket at itq bo' se.' lmetgllio "Q51! might-he introduced in athe, button} of the socket, hut Ip re'for the rubber fihric. Ahol e-is form'edat' g to pllmwany water or dust to pefss' out. I make use of the-metallic band or ring 1 around the upper end of the whip-socket. I prefer that this 'be inude of sheet metal in the headed form shown, in combining strengthwith n ornamental appearance gi ro n to the enclosing India-rubher strip k; whleh'extonds fromdheisnrface of the uooket a, over said band i, and istu'rned back into the socket, said band being firmly cemented to the socket,

after which the i'ru-lcanizing is e fl'ected in any usualmanner. A metallicsocket'ml'ght he introduced, if desined,

'itlx'in the-bottom portion of the India-nubber tube-forming the whip-socket.

What I claim, and desire to secure by'Letters Patent, il--.

"flhe India-rubber ivhip-aocket formed with the metallic ring-or band around itsi m onth or open and, enclosed Wlilhin the India "rubber, in the manner and for the purposes lctlforth. p

In witness whereof I have hereunto ootzmy Signature this Z Bdday of August. A. D.- -1866.

, LEWISELLIOTT; In. Witnoiiepi Hun Housman, A m. B. income.- 

